Alcoa Bank Robbery

Author: Ben Weaver / Post Author: Jan_A

Source: University of Maryland

This article is made available with the permission of The Daily Caller's Editor in Chief Ben Weaver.

In a press conference, Co-Chief Executive David MacKenzie revealed that he was very close to Alcoa Bank, and even played a part in it when he thought that he was protecting them. So close, one reader suggested, that they may have committed a crime themselves. Perhaps, though not known to the public generally, they did make an arrangement which enabled the FBI to call in to be on hand to arrest anyone they wished.

The Alcoa bank robbery netted $75,000 by stealing money from customers’ wallets, purses and other pockets. We can most likely assume this was largely achieved by leaving bags of cash at the door or around the building for all to see.

At the press conference, MacKenzie said that he had been approached by a source who offered to pay him up to $1 million to testify against Alcoa Bank. This report immediately caught news media attention, but no details were given.

However, as we noted back at the time, the Alcoa Bank robbery was neither a bank robbery nor a commercial burglary, per se. Instead, the evidence was far more detailed and thorough than appears on the outside. The robbery involved a chain gang, many bullets, duct tape, and much more.

The first robbery occurred on August 2nd when 17 people were found asleep and armed near the north-west corner of NE 113th Street and Market Avenue in northeast Baltimore. The robbers are believed to have purchased the gun used in the second robbery.

Over the following two months, the first two banks were robbed on numerous occasions.